March 22 opening is three days earlier than originally scheduled
The Soo Locks officially open this Friday at 6 p.m. in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan — and people are pumped.Those fans of watching, chasing and taking pictures of the freighter are a special group of people known affectionately as "Boatnerds".
"Somewhere around 6th or 7th grade, I went from 'that's really cool!' to being a part of the Know Your Ships team and working with historical societies. It is a vocation," Stenstrup said. "Opening Day is like the second New Year's Day of the calendar year. And then we get baseball shortly after! I hope the mariners are excited to get back to work with good spring weather.""Every year proves how large and how connected the community is becoming.
Throughout her years chasing the ships, she has gotten to know a lot of the captains and crew members of many freighters and companies.
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